Element of the Heart - A Lord of the Rings/Legolas Fanfiction
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  • Time 8h 34m
Complete, First published Mar 23, 2015
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The heart desires the unreachable.

A rare creature born of Middle Earth must undo the damage of her predecessor, who helped forge the Dark Lord's Ring of Power. Amidst her mental and physical weaknesses, she is challenged to become a warrior. If not, endless lives will be corrupted and extinguished. What is the key to defeating the shadows that threaten Middle Earth as well as the darkness that intends to smother her soul?

Mirkwood is no exception to the kingdoms that are threatened by the Shadow. Instead of sailing to the undying lands, King Thranduil remains, creating a rift between him and Legolas, who stands against his father's pride and what appears to be insensibility. As he journeys with the Fellowship to destroy the Ring of Power, he begins to peel the layers of the mystery surrounding Mirkwood and himself - a mystery that draws him closer to the maiden that travels with them.

The earthborn must sacrifice all to fulfill her destiny - desires for a peaceful life, family, fellowship, and love. Will those she journeys with encourage her selfless intentions, or will they challenge her being and all that she desires?

Uncover the secrets of Mirkwood, witness the earthborn's battle, and discover the element of the heart.


***I do not own or have any affiliation with J.R.R. Tolkien, the production companies, or the characters created by them. However, all other characters and storylines outside of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - All rights reserved © 2015 - presented by Reese Cadwell***
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In a different world{Legolas X OC}

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❝𝕱𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖘 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖘𝖊𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖘, 𝖎𝖙'𝖘 𝖕𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖒𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗. 𝕿𝖔 𝖍𝖎𝖉𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘. 𝕿𝖔 𝖘𝖊𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗. ❞ ᴵⁿ ʷʰⁱᶜʰ : 𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆-𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆. {𝕭𝖊𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖞𝖆𝖑 𝖉𝖔𝖊𝖘𝖓'𝖙 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙, 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝖆𝖑𝖘𝖔 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖊𝖓𝖘 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖑.} -𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 1/2. 𝑺𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆. -𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒔 𝒙 𝒇𝒆𝒎!𝑶𝒄 -𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅: 10/4/2023 -𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅: 22/1/2024 𝑫𝑶 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝑹𝑬𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑻. 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝒀 𝑰𝑺 𝑶𝑵𝑳𝒀 𝑶𝑵 𝑾𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑷𝑨𝑫. 𝑰𝑭 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑺𝑬𝑬 𝑰𝑻 𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬 𝑬𝑳𝑺𝑬 𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑰𝑵𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑴 𝑴𝑬!!!! -𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆. Best ranking so far: #3-hobbitxreader (13/7/2024) #15-lotrfanfiction (14/3/2024) #25-thranduil (15/2/24) #23- legolasgreenleaf #13-legolaslovestory #73-legolas I don't own the Lotr or the Hobbit.